Moberly AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Joliet Central AJROTC
Moberly AJROTC edged out Joliet Central AJROTC 988 to 978 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. With the win, Moberly AJROTC is in fifteenth place overall and ninth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 3 - 0 record. Moberly AJROTC was led by Amber Deling who shot a 255. The remaining contributing members were Austin Taylor, Brenna Hurt, and Mikel Short. Moberly AJROTC is from Moberly, MO, and is coached by Dana Lescoe.
Snapping a two game win streak Joliet Central AJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. After the loss they are in twentieth place overall. Joliet Central AJROTC was led by Adrian Zamudio who shot a 252. The remaining contributing members were Hannah Rausch, Kaitlin Facchina, and Brandon Sanchez. Joliet Central AJROTC is from Joliet, IL, and is coached by SFC Craig Foster.
Next up Moberly AJROTC will compete against Auburn AJROTC from Poplar Grove, IL. Auburn AJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. While Joliet Central AJROTC will compete against C. T. Johnson AJROTC from San Antonio, TX. C. T. Johnson AJROTC currently has a 3 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Distinguished Division of the Orion National Air Rifle League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for high school teams and junior rifle clubs. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, followed by a single game Conference Title Game for the top two teams in each conference.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Three-Position Air Rifle match. The match is modeled after Olympic Rifle competitions but adapted to high school age athletes. Each athlete will shoots 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 points. The sum of points scored in the 30 shots is the athlete's total. The team score is comprised of the best four athletes from each team.
For more information on the league, including complete standings, visit http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.840364783.1
Moberly AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=853
Joliet Central AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=876
08 - 14 Oct 2018